Deepwater Shoals Light

Deepwater Shoals Light
Undated photograph of Deepwater Shoals Light (USCG)
Map
LocationOff Fort Eustis in the James River, northwest of Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates37°8′11.46″N 76°38′12.48″W / 37.1365167°N 76.6368000°W / 37.1365167; -76.6368000
Tower
Constructed1855 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationwood-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Height27 feet (8.2 m)
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1855
Deactivated1936
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
Characteristicfixed white

The Deepwater Shoals Light was a lighthouse located in the James River upstream from Newport News, Virginia.